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257-06356 viewsFlash Butt yard BHP's stored Goninan WA ALCo C636 to GE C36-7M rebuild unit 5510 awaits its fate. Rebuilt in 1987 at Goninan's Welshpool factory from a 1969 AE Goodwin built ALCo C636 with serial number G6027-2 and road number 5458 and assigned new serial number 4839-07 / 87-075. It was delivered in Mount Newman Mining orange and was named Newman. Of note is the Dash 8 radiator frame, the unit was converted to a Dash 8 radiator following loadout damage. Late 2001.
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257-16356 viewsFlash Butt yard, line up of retired power, the final Comeng NSW built ALCo M636 unit 5499 serial number C6096-4 in Mount Newman Mining livery and then the eight withdrawn Goninan ALCo to GE rebuild C36-7M units 5506, 5510, 5512, 5511, 5513, 5507, 5509 and 5508. Late 2001.
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283-25356 viewsHarding Siding, Robe River locomotive 9410 which is a Goninan WA ALCo to GE rebuild CM40-8M with serial 2160-03 / 96-202 from March 1996 riding on Dofasco bogies and was originally a Comeng NSW built M636 ALCo serial C-6096-5 and built new for Mt Newman Mining (later BHP Iron Ore) in November 1975 and numbered 5500. Everything below the frame is ALCo, with the Comeng build style flat fuel tank, while above is GE and Pilbara Cab. 22nd of May 2002.
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030712 143256356 viewsNelson Point, empty BHP ore waggon 9024 with drop belly floor, originally built by Comeng in Mittagong NSW as a part of seven prototype ore waggons made from low carbon 301 stainless steel with an higher volume and aerodynamic flat sides and were bogieless with four independent radial wheel sets. Of the seven waggon, the first four had a flat floor and final three had a drop belly floor. The radial wheel sets were later replaced with conventional bogies. 12th of July 2003.
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284-24356 viewsNarngulu, Geraldton, former Westrail P class loco P 2014 'Shire of Wongan-Ballidu' built by Goninan WA as a GE CM25-8 model with serial number 6320-12 / 90-099 sits in the yard in-between shunt movements. November 10, 2004.
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226-27355 viewsShaw siding at the 219 km a loaded train with power from two Goninan CM40-8M GE rebuild units 5642 'Wallareenya' serial 8281-07 / 92-131 and sister unit 5636, the mid-train remotes can be seen in the distance topping the grade. GeoData.
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233-23355 viewsYandi Two exit portal or loaded car side of load-out tunnel, the Yandi Two load-out has two load-out stations or vaults to allow to different products to be loaded. Only one vault is used at a time. A loading train lead by BHP Iron Ore's Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5650 'Yawata' serial 8412-07 / 93-141 as it drags the train through at 1.2 km/h with assistance from two sister units. GeoData.
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233-36355 viewsYandi Two balloon loop, new United Goninan WA built iron ore waggon 4161, delivered in March 1997 as part of a batch of 126 waggons made from 3CR12 steel with tapered floors. GeoData.
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234-23355 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM39-8 GE unit 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 is second unit on the front of a 240 waggon loaded train, engine hood and fuel tank arrangement view, note the difference to the ALCo rebuilds. Circa 1998.
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235-17355 viewsYandi Two, BHP Iron Ore Goninan rebuild CM40-8M GE unit 5652 'Villanueva' serial 8412-09 / 93-143 leads the afternoon 240 waggon train with second unit Goninan built CM39-8 unit 5630 'Zeus' as the exit the loadout tunnel, notice the fuel tank differences between the lead unit an ALCo rebuild and the second unit built new.
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050518 2115355 viewsFlash Butt yard, CFCLA hire ballast waggon CHRY type CHRY 746, rear view.
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050704 3983355 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL Comeng WA built tank waggon 0018 from 1974-5, one of six such tank waggons, wearing the BHP Billiton Earth livery, side view.
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051001 5726355 viewsBoodarie, the Steel Train or rail recovery and transport train, flat waggon #28, 2nd lead off waggon 6201, builders plate, built by Comeng WA in January 1977 under order no. 07-M-282 RY.
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050522 2728355 viewsGoldsworthy Junction, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #18, 6012, built by Scotts of Ipswich Qld in September 1970.
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060429 3726355 viewsFlash Butt yard, Pony re-laying waggon, built for Mt Newman Mining in 1970 by Scotts of Ipswich, one of a batch of nine, one of a batch of nine in the series 6005-6013.
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060714 6817355 viewsHesta Siding, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon #30, 6702, heavily cut down and modified Magor USA ore waggon by Mt Newman Mining workshops, converted to a 50 tonne flat waggon and designated the winch waggon with generator set to power the winch and the crib car.
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100717 0656355 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6020, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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100717 0660355 viewsFlash Butt yard, new rail stock carrier waggon 6028, built by Gemco Rail in late 2009-10 with Barber bogies.
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110208 9428355 viewsFlash Butt yard, rail recovery and transport train flat waggon rear lead off waggon 6203, built by Comeng WA in January 1977. The straddle crane is a newish unit built by Vaia Car model no. TCR-V and the four wheels are chain driven, replacing the original Gemco hydraulic unit.
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150314 7755355 viewsBing Siding, empty 116 kL CNR-QRRS of China built tank waggon 0021, class leader of a batch of ten built in 2014.
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